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June 9[edit]

FEMINIST CRITICISM[edit]

WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK TITLED,"MADNESS AND SEXUAL POLITICS IN THE FEMINIST NOVEL" ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.79.35.143 (talk) 10:36, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Barbara Hill Rigney. There's a thing called google books [1]. Paul B (talk) 10:46, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Also, PLEASE DON'T SHOUT! Writing in all caps on the internet is the equivalent of shouting. Many consider this rude if it is unwarranted. Thanks, Dismas|^(talk) 10:50, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Flight security[edit]

Why don't many other countries apart from the USA implement TSA style agencies and Air Marshal programmes instead of using private security contractors? Surely law enforcement officers with full powers such as those in TSA are the best way to keep the air industry safe worldwide. 94.10.243.44 (talk) 11:47, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, not everyone agrees that the TSA is doing all that good of a job. Dismas|^(talk) 12:15, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

TSA staff (TSOs/TSIs/BDOs) are not law enforcement officers and do not have the power of arrest. They can (and do) detain passengers by taking them for 'further screening' but any actual arrests are made by proper law enforcement agencies. Most countries instead use Customs Officer or some form of Border Guard which are official law enforcement officers instead of employing a large pool of TSA-style nightclub bouncers. Sky marshals are used in many countries around the world. Nanonic (talk) 12:52, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, the TSA has outsourced screening to private security contractors for some US airports as part of the Screening Partnership Program (list of airports/companies). Nanonic (talk) 13:03, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Because it's useless security theater? Adam Bishop (talk) 14:53, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See El Al#Security for how to do airport/airplane security properly. The Israelis have been under constant threat of terrorist attacks on their planes for decades now, and have effectively countered the threat. The US, on the other hand, pays minimum wage to TSA agents and avoids profiling, resulting in a 95% failure rate when they are tested. That's the example of how NOT to do it. StuRat (talk) 20:41, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bear in mind that the size and wealth of the USA is relevant here. Many countries are small enough that domestic flights are few or nonexistent (who would fly from Braga to Lisbon, for example?), or they're poor enough that commercial flights in general are rare, aside from ones serving coming-and-going foreigners (the typical Liberian citizen can't afford to fly from Harper to Robertsfield, even if it's an option), so a very large proportion of flights would already go through customs, unlike in the USA. Nyttend (talk) 02:14, 12 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apple pay[edit]

Is Apple pay ever likely to take off in the U.S. And UK? Nfc has been available in both countries for a while but use seems to be low. The U.S. Still sign for card whereas the UK have been using chip and pin for a while now. 82.132.238.102 (talk) 14:32, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CRYSTAL - Nobody knows for sure, and we are not supposed to provide speculation and opinions here. That being said, your question is reasonable and common, you might enjoy reading these articles on the topic [2] [3]. SemanticMantis (talk) 15:47, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]